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Tag: Stage Management Humor

Enjoy today’s numeric date

April 3, 2021 cue2go
Sesame Street's Count von Count enjoys today's date

Sometimes I’m such a nerd I even surprise myself. I had a note in my calendar today, as an all-day…

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Filed under: Pop Culture References, Stage Management Humor

Happy Production Meeting Scheduling Magic Day!

March 3, 2019 cue2go

I have this date in my calendar, thanks to an old Q2Q comic….whether or not March 3rd actually falls on…

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Filed under: Pop Culture References, Stage Management Humor

Stage Manager Valentines

February 14, 2019 cue2go

I love to post memes on callboards, hoping that it’ll get the performers to also read any notes I put…

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Filed under: Stage Management Humor

What Does Being a Calm Stage Manager Mean?

January 16, 2019 cue2go
Keep Calm and Call Go (in the style of World War II-era British public safety poster)

Today my Facebook feed had several people sharing an OnstageBlog.com article from December 2017 titled “Keep Calm and Manage On…

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Filed under: Nutcracker, Opera, Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Humor, Thoughts on Articles Read

Opera Stage Management 101 – Part Six: Piano Tech & Artist Takeover Day

October 6, 2018 cue2go 1 Comment

Yesterday was a long day of tech, and you get a different form of blog post today….because I was the…

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Filed under: Eeyore and Erin, Opera Stage Management 101, Pop Culture References, Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Humor, Technology in Stage Management

Fun with Light Boards

August 29, 2018 cue2go

We’re currently doing theatre (The Hunchback of Notre Dame for New Paradigm Theatre) in a venue that usually hosts rock and roll…

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Filed under: Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Humor, Technology in Stage Management

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